Towing has to be paid, they aren't volunteers. Car insurance should cover it.

July 19, 2015
By Kate Larson

Some drivers (click here) who were forced to abandon their cars on a Southern California freeway on Friday when a brush fire jumped lanes and set cars ablaze say they're frustrated over the towing bills they've received.

Owners said they have been charged as much as $650 for towing services they were forced to accept. Some drivers said the California Highway Patrol did not give them any choice about who towed their cars....